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אֶל

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hebrewOld TestamentPreposition5,513 occurrences38 books4,204 verses

Definition

(but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to
Traditional renderings: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, × hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אֶל:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5,513 total
  1. Exodus 9:12אֶל־
    But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.
  2. Exodus 9:13אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֗יו · that
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, stand before Pharaoh, and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
  3. Exodus 9:14אֶֽל־ · against
    Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.
  4. Exodus 9:20אֶל־ · to
    Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,
  5. Exodus 9:21אֶל־
    …but those who disregarded the word of the LORD left their servants and livestock in the field.
  6. Exodus 9:22אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the land of Egypt.”
  7. Exodus 9:27אֲלֵהֶ֖ם
    Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
  8. Exodus 9:28אֶל־ · to
    Pray to the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you do not need to stay any longer.”
  9. Exodus 9:29אֵלָיו֙ · to him; אֶל־ · to
    Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.
  10. Exodus 9:33אֶל־ · to
    Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD. The thunder and hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.
  11. Exodus 10:1אֶל־ · to; אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, that I may perform these miraculous signs of Mine among them,
  12. Exodus 10:3אֶל־ · to; אֵלָ֗יו · him
    So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
  13. Exodus 10:7אֵלָ֗יו
    Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt lies in ruins?”
  14. Exodus 10:8אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵהֶ֔ם
    So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. “Go, worship the LORD your God,” he said. “But who exactly will be going?”
  15. Exodus 10:10אֲלֵהֶ֗ם · told them
    Then Pharaoh told them, “May the LORD be with you if I ever let you go with your little ones. Clearly you are bent on evil.
  16. Exodus 10:12אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt, so that the locusts may swarm over it and devour every plant in the land—everything that the hail has left behind.”
  17. Exodus 10:18אֶל־ · to
    So Moses left Pharaoh’s presence and appealed to the LORD.
  18. Exodus 10:21אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.”
  19. Exodus 10:24אֶל־
    Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship the LORD. Even your little ones may go with you; only your flocks and herds must stay behind.”
  20. Exodus 10:28אֶל־ · never
    “Depart from me!” Pharaoh said to Moses. “Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”
  21. Exodus 11:1אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will bring upon Pharaoh and Egypt one more plague. After that, he will allow you to leave this place. And when he lets you go, he will drive you out completely.
  22. Exodus 11:8אֵלַ֜י
    And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.” And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s presence.
  23. Exodus 11:9אֶל־ · to; אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם · to you
    The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
  24. Exodus 12:1אֶל־ · to; וְאֶֽל־
    Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,
  25. Exodus 12:3אֶֽל־
    Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.
  26. Exodus 12:4אֶל־
    If the household is too small for a whole lamb, they are to share with the nearest neighbor based on the number of people, and apportion the lamb accordingly.
  27. Exodus 12:21אֲלֵהֶ֑ם · them
    Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and told them, “Go at once and select for yourselves a lamb for each family, and slaughter the Passover lamb.
  28. Exodus 12:22אֶל־ · on; וְאֶל־ · and
    Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.
  29. Exodus 12:23אֶל־
    When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
  30. Exodus 12:25אֶל־
    When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as He promised, you are to keep this service.
  31. Exodus 12:26אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם
    When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’
  32. Exodus 12:43אֶל־ · to
    And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner is to eat of it.
  33. Exodus 13:1אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  34. Exodus 13:3אֶל־
    So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
  35. Exodus 13:5אֶל־ · you into
    And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month.
  36. Exodus 13:11אֶל־ · you into
    And after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as He swore to you and your fathers,
  37. Exodus 13:14אֵלָ֔יו · him
    In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  38. Exodus 14:1אֶל־ · to
    Then the LORD said to Moses,
  39. Exodus 14:2אֶל־ · to
    “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.
  40. Exodus 14:5אֶל־ · about
    When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.”
  41. Exodus 14:10אֶל־ · to
    As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD.
  42. Exodus 14:11אֶל־ · to
    They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?